Okay, I've completed a full marathon in 2005 and hiked the rim of the Grand Canyon in May of 2006, so now what? Well, its no rest for the weary...so I'm back on Team in Training's run team this summer. But I'm no fool, I'm training for a 1/2 marathon this time.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Doggie Doo-dee!!



Last week, I spent more time with doggies than I did people. We took care of our neighbor's yellow lab puppy named Rosie. Rosie's family was in Tahoe for the week. Rosie is 6 months old and is a handful. The trick is getting her out of the crate and outdoors before she piddles inside the house. Rosie is also in the mouthing phase, so my arms are covered with little nips from those sharp puppy teeth. However, we love the little stinker so much that if her family ever had to give her up, we'd take her in a heartbeat.

In addition to Rosie, I also frolicked with Brenda's two Border Collies, Ernie & Sunny. Ernie is a tennis ball fiend and Sunny tries to take it away from him. We formed "Team k9" to help Brenda and her family with dog walking/playing. I know the importance of having animals cared for during a time of crisis. Again, my TNT teammates came through...I received numerous emails for doggie duty and we have a full schedule through July 9th! "Go Team K9"